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Patti Smith

Because the Night

1978 · via Bruce Springsteen and 1 more

Patti Smith’s recording of “Because the Night” came out in 1978, the earliest year on file; Patti Smith Group’s, Bruce Springsteen’s and Top of the Poppers’ came out the same year. Patti Smith shares the writing credit with Bruce Springsteen. Also recorded by Jan Wayne (released 2002), 10,000 Maniacs (released 1993) and Cascada (released 2007), among 1298 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Patti Smith – Because the Night
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Springsteen shares the credit, but Patti Smith got it on record first, back in 1978. The Bruce take we have is a live one from ten years later, so hear hers before his.

R.E.M. took this one out on stage, but the song belongs half to Springsteen and half to Patti Smith, and her own 1978 recording shows you which half is hers. Start there and keep going.

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Credited writers: Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1978, the same year as Patti Smith Group, Bruce Springsteen and Top of the Poppers.

Other recordings on file · first release year

1298 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Bruce Springsteen shares the writing credit on "Because the Night," but he didn't make the first recording. Who co-wrote it with him and cut it first?Patti Smith
a knot from Bruce Springsteen · next: Patti Smith
R.E.M. played Because the Night live, and Bruce Springsteen wrote it, but not alone. Who shares the writing credit with him?Patti Smith
a knot from R.E.M. · next: Patti Smith
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